# आर्द्र
## Hindi
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आर्द्र (ārdrá). Doublet of आला (ālā) and ओदा (odā).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /ɑːɾ.d̪ɾᵊ/, [äːɾ.d̪ɾᵊ]

### Adjective

आर्द्र • (ārdra) (indeclinable)
* (rare, formal) wet, moist, humid
    Synonyms: नम (nam), तर (tar), गीला (gīlā), ओदा (odā)

### References

* Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “आर्द्र”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
* McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आर्द्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
* Platts, John T. (1884) “आर्द्र”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* আৰ্দ্ৰ (Assamese script)
* ᬆᬃᬤ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
* আর্দ্র (Bengali script)
* 𑰁𑰨𑰿𑰟𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀆𑀭𑁆𑀤𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
* အာရ်္ဒြ (Burmese script)
* આર્દ્ર (Gujarati script)
* ਆਰ੍ਦ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
* ꦄꦴꦂꦢꦿ (Javanese script)
* 𑂄𑂩𑂹𑂠𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
* ಆರ್ದ್ರ (Kannada script)
* អាទ៌្រ (Khmer script)
* ອາຣ຺ທ຺ຣ (Lao script)
* ആര്ദ്ര (Malayalam script)
* ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᡩᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘁𑘨𑘿𑘟𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
* ᠠᢗᠷᢑᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑦡𑧈𑧠𑦿𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐁𑐬𑑂𑐡𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
* ଆର୍ଦ୍ର (Odia script)
* ꢃꢬ꣄ꢣ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆄𑆫𑇀𑆢𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
* 𑖁𑖨𑖿𑖟𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
* ආර්‍ද්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩐𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩭 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚁𑚤𑚶𑚛𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
* ஆர்த்³ர (Tamil script)
* ఆర్ద్ర (Telugu script)
* อารฺทฺร (Thai script)
* ཨཱ་རྡྲ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒂𑒩𑓂𑒠𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨀𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨛𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

Derived from the root अर्द् (ard, “to dissolve”).

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /ɑːɾ.dɾɐ́/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ˈɑːɾ.d̪ɾɐ/

### Proper noun

आर्द्र • (ārdrá) stem, m
* name of a grandson of Pṛthu

#### Declension
### Noun

आर्द्र • (ārdrá) stem, n
* fresh ginger
* dampness, moisture

#### Declension
### Adjective

आर्द्र • (ārdrá) stem
* wet, moist, damp
* fresh, not dry, succulent, green (as a plant), living
* fresh, new
* soft, tender, full of feeling, warm
* loose, flaccid

#### Derived terms

* आर्द्रक (ārdraka) (see there for further descendants)

#### Descendants

* Pali: adda
** Prakrit: 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀤 (adda)
    Helu Prakrit:
*** Sinhalese: අද (ada)
* Dardic:
** Kalami: ال (al)
* Pali: alla
* Prakrit: 𑀅𑀮𑁆𑀮 (alla)
** Khasa Prakrit:
*** Nepali: आलो (ālo), अलुवा (aluwā)
** ⇒ Maharastri Prakrit:
*** ⇒ Old Marathi: ālāpālā
    Devanagari script: आलापाला
    Modi script: 𑘁𑘩𑘰𑘢𑘰𑘩𑘰
    Paisaci Prakrit:
** Vracada Apabhramsa:
*** Sindhi:
    Devanagari script: आलो
    Sauraseni Prakrit:
** Gurjara Apabhramsa:
*** ⇒ Gujarati: આલાલીલું (ālālīlũ)
** Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
*** Hindustani:
    Hindi: आला (ālā)
    Urdu: آلا (ālā)
* Assamese: আৰ্দ্ৰ (ardro)
* Bengali: আর্দ্র (ardro)
* Gujarati: આર્દ્ર (ārdra)
* Hindi: आर्द्र (ārdra)
* Kannada: ಆರ್ದ್ರ (ārdra)
* Maithili:
    Devanagari script: आर्द्र (ārdra)
    Tirhuta script: 𑒂𑒩𑓂𑒠𑓂𑒩 (ārdra)
* Malayalam: ആർദ്രം (āṟdraṁ)
* Old Marathi: āradra
    Devanagari script: आरद्र
    Modi script: 𑘁𑘨𑘟𑘿𑘨
** Marathi: आर्द्र (ārdra)
* Odia: ଆର୍ଦ୍ର (ārdra)
* Sinhalese: ආර්ද්‍ර (ārdra)
* Telugu: ఆర్ద్రము (ārdramu)

### References

* ↑ Monier Williams (1899) “आर्द्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 152, column 1.

### Further reading

* Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “आर्द्र”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ārdrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 61